Hub attachment.



No. 801,717. PATENTBD OCT. 10, 1905.

Y. D. HANCE.

HUB ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.9.1904.

HIIIII akonnua YOUNG D. HANCE, OF ADELINA, MARYLAND.

HUB ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed December 9,1904. Serial No. 236,171.

To @ZZ whom if muy cm1/cern:

Be it known that I, YOUNG D. H ixon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Adelina, in the county of Calvert and State of Maryland,have invented new and useful Improvements in Hub Attachments, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for securing the hubs of vehicle-wheelsupon the axle-- spindles and preventing the entrance of dust, sand, andother foreign substances between the spindles and boxes of the hubs, theobject of the invention being' to provide combination means which willsubserve these two purposes and which may be readily applied and removedand will at the same time do away with the necessity of employingnutsand other threaded connections for retaining the vehicle-wheel on itsspindle.

rith this and other objects in view the iuvention consists of thefeatures of construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter fully described, reference being had tothe accompanying'drawings, in whicl Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through avehicle-hub, showing the application of my invention. Figs. Zand 3 arecrosssections taken, respectively, on the line 2 2 and the line 3 3 ofFig. 1; and Fig'. f1 is a detail view of one of the clip or couplingsections employed to secure the holder and guard to the axle.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes avehicleaxle, and .2 its spindle, which is provided, as usual,at itsinner end with a fixed sand-collar 3. On the spindle 2 is mounted avehicle-hub e, provided with a box to receive the spindle 2, the outerend of said box being closed, shown at 6, and the spindle having a bluntend T, terminating somewhat short of said closed end 6, thisconstruction of the box preventing the entrance of dust, sand, and otherforeign substances from the outer side of the hub.

The hub 1 is provided at its inner end with an annular groove or recess8 and receives the socket portion 9 of a fixed fastening member 10,rigidlyseeured by its said socketmenibei' 9 to the hub and provided atits inner end with an annular groove 11 and a passage 12 to receive theouter end of the axle 1 and the collar 3 thereon, which latter litsclose to the inner ends of the hub and box Surrounding the inner portionof the-axle is a combined fastening device and guard consisting of acasing formed of two semicylindrical sections 13 and 11, the edges ofsaid sections being arranged to form a lap-joint or tongue-and-grooveconnection, as indicated at 15, to exclude dust, sand, and other foreignsubstances when said casing is closed about the hub. The outer end ofthe casing projects beyond the groove 8 and is outwardly flared, asshown at 16, to lit over the hub, and the sections 13 and 14 areprovided with sets of ribs 17 and 18, disposed upon the inner sidesthereof and coacting to produce when the casing is closed annularlocking projections, which project into the grooves 8 and 1.1,formed inthe hub, and lixed fastening device 10 to hold the hub from outwardmovement on the spindle 2, while permitting it to freely revolve. Theinner ends of the casing-sections 13 and 14 have inwardly projectingflanges 19, which closely surround the axle just in rear of thefastening device 10, and thereby form a complete closure to prevent anyforeign substances from working into the space between the box andspindle, so that oil may freely circulate through and between thebearing parts without liability of becoming contaminated or taking upsubstances liable to cut or otherwise injure the said bearing parts.Extending inwardly from the anges 19 are ears 20, which are spaced fromthe inner ends of said flanges and formed with eyes or openings 21.These eyes or openings E21 receive retaining-hooks Q2, formed upon aclip or coupling engaging the axle 1, said clip comprising twohalf-socket sections 23 and 24 of the form shown in Figs. 3 and 1, eachof said sections carrying a hook 22 and having laterally-projectingapertured eyes 25, receiving bolts 26, carrying nuts 2i', whereby saidclip or coupling is detachably connected with the axle 1. By thisconstruction the inner ends of the sections of the casing composing thelocking member and guard are held closed and secured to the axle.

In order to hold the forward or body portions of the casing-sections 13and 14. closed, a ring or sleeve 2S is employed and is adapted to beslipped over upon the saine from the axle and lie in line with theengaging rib 17 to hold the latter projected into the groove 8. Toretain the ring in locking position, a springlatch 29 is employed and issecured at its inner end by a screw or like fastening 30 to the section13 and bent at its outer end to form a shoulder 31, which is movable inan opening 32, formed in said section 13. Then the ring IOO IOS

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is slipped outwardly over the casing l2, it presses the outer end of thespring inwardly, the spring resuming its normal position after the ringhas passed the same and presenting its shoulder 3l to lock the ringagainst inward movement and disconnection. When it is desired to removethe fastener and guard, the spring 29 is pressed inward, the ringslipped ofi1 the fastener and guard, and the sections 13 and 14 of thelatter then disengaged from the hooks 2l. By this construction thefastener and guard may be quickly and conveniently applied and removedand when in applied position will serve, as before described, the doublefunction of securing the hub on its spindle and preventing the access offoreign substances between the hub and its bearingbox.

An improved advantage of my invention resides in the fact that it notonly prevents the access of foreign substances, but does away with thenecessity of providing the spindle with a threaded end and employing anut in connection therewith to hold the hub from removal.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of theinvention will be understood without a further extended description.Changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction maybe made within the scope of the invention without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with an axle and its spindle, a vehicle-hub mounted onthe spindle, said hub being provided with a groove at its inner end, astationary grooved fastening member upon the inner end of the hub, asectional casing provided with projections engaging the groove in thehub and said grooved fastening member, means for holding said casing inclosed position about the hub and fastening member, and interlockingconnections between the axle and casing-sections from which saidsections may be disconnected by a pivotal movement.

2. In combination with an axle and its spindle, a hub mounted on thespindle, a sectional guard or casing inclosing the inner end of the huband holding it on the spindle, said casing being provided upon itssections with apertured ears, means for holding the sections of thecasing in assembled relation, and a clipl upon the axle provided withretaining-hooks engaging the apertured ears to secure the easing to theaxle.

3. In combination with an axle and its spindle, a vehicle-hub mounted onthe spindle, said hub being provided with a groove at its inner end, astationary grooved fastening member secured to the inner end of the hub,a sectional casing provided with projectionsengaging the groove in thehub and said grooved fastening member, means for holding said casing inclosed position about the hub and fastening member, and means forconnecting the casing to the axle.

4. In combination with an axle and its spindle, a hub mounted upon thespindle,a sectional clip mounted upon the axle and provided withretaining-hooks, a casing inclosing the inner end of the hub and holdingit upon the spindle, said casing composed of sections provided withapertured ears detachably engaging the retaining-hooks of the clips, andmeans for holding the casing-sections in assembled relation.

5. The combination with an axle and its spindle, a vehicle-hub mountedupon the spin-V dle, said hub being provided with a groove at its innerend, a stationary grooved fastening member upon the inner end of thehub, a sectional casing provided with projections engag ing the groovesin the hub and fastening mem-4 ber and provided upon its sections withaperE tured ears, a slidable retainer for holding the sections of thecasing closed about the hub, a latch for holding said retainer inengaging position, and a sectional clip upon the axle pro: vided withretaining-hooks engaging the apertured ears of the casing-sections.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

YOUNG D. HANCE,

Witnesses C. C. HINEs, JOHN F. BYRNE.

